Bizarre Grooming Ingredients

These Bizarre Grooming Ingredients Will Do Wonders For Your Hair And Skin

Dragon’s Blood
No, we’re not talking about actual plasma from the mythical creature. This isn’t Game of Thrones. Dragon’s blood is a topical aid found in a variety of distinct plant genera spread across the Amazon rainforest. Any form of skin wound — abrasions, bites, burns, rashes, and stings — can be treated upon application of the bright red resin. It contains proanthocyanidins as well, to repair collagen.

Blackstrap Molasses
This byproduct of sugarcane is loaded with vital minerals including manganese, selenium, and zinc, which are antioxidants that boast anti-aging powers. Consuming a tablespoon of blackstrap can allow the body to develop fuller, softer hair and smoother skin. Not to mention help produce melanin, turning grey hair back to its original color by increasing pigmentation.

Coffee
A cup of warm Java is the ultimate stimulant to keeping the body active and warm. It turns out caffeine bears vigorous hair- and skin-promoting properties as well. Studies show coffee grounds can be used as a sensitive exfoliant for brightening and tightening skin; furthermore, they reduce the appearance of puffiness around the eyes and boost hair growth by invigorating hair roots. Guess that means you’ll be doubling up on those lunchtime cappuccino shots.

Nightingale Excrement
Looney as it sounds, research indicates that bird excrement contains urea, a substance in urine that moisturizes skin, along with an amino acid called guanine that creates a “shimmer effect.” The Japanese have apparently used it for centuries, creating an exfoliant made from rice bran and nightingale droppings that is sanitized under ultraviolet light. Brighter skin, cleansed pores, and faded acne scars are just some of the claimed benefits.

Caviar
The lustful appetizer is considered a great protein packed with nutrients that encourage skin rejuvenation. Caviar is abundant in fatty and amino acids working together to hydrate and tighten skin to erase fine lines. But if you don’t fancy fish eggs, then consider a more lavish treatment such as a Caviar Facial at the Four Seasons spa in Beverly Hills.

Bee Venom
Apitoxin, otherwise known as bee venom, works differently than most skin-healing agents. This bitter colorless liquid tricks the skin into thinking it’s been stung, increasing blood flow to the applied area and triggering its regenerative properties. A small dose is said to strengthen body tissues and collagen production. This in turn results in soothing, tightened skin. Hear that, crater faces?